While Congress fritters away the rest of our economy, we can still get out to hear some live music....

Who's going to see Herbie Hancock in Buffalo?  If you do, leave a comment later in the week on this post.

Here are the live jazz gigs I found in and about Rochester over the next seven days:

Thursday, October 3, 2013

• The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Night Trane @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Ryan from El Rojo Jazz @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ The Brighton on East, 6:30 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Bogey's (Fairport), 7:30 pm
• Jazz Jam in the Basement @ Microclimate, Linden St. (Geneva), 8:00 pm
• Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe (E. Rochester), 9:00 pm
• Genny and Jazz weekly late-night jam session with Dave Chisholm @ Richmond's, 11:00 pm
• The Midnight City @ TC Rileys (Park Point, RIT), call for info

Friday, October 4, 2013

• Bobby DiBaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Oliver Haynes Jazz Trio @ Victoire Belgian Beer (East & Swan, Rochester), 6:30 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Prime Steakhouse (Webster), 6:30 pm
• Gian Carlo Cervone Trio @ Pultneyville Grill (Pultneyville), 7:00 pm 
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm

Saturday, October 5, 2013

• Master class with guest artist Paul Meyers (jazz guitar) @ ESM Main Building 305, 2:00 pm
• Mark Cassara Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Oliver Haynes Jazz Trio @ Victoire Belgian Beer (East & Swan, Rochester), 6:30 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion (Webster), 6:30 pm
• Norman Tibbils Duo @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
• The White Hots @ Pultneyville Grill (Pultneyville), 7:00 pm
• Barry Tee Jazz Trio @ Pomodoro's (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
• Wills McKenna @ Boulder Coffee (Alexander St.), 8:00 pm
• Cousin Vinny @ Salvatore's Pizzeria & Pub (Webster), 9:00 pm

Sunday, October 6, 2013

• Clarissa's Jam Night with Terrance Bruce (a nod to the Jenks & Jones Jam Sessions on Genesee St,) @ Club Clarissas, Corn Hill, 7:00 pm

Monday, October 7, 2013

• Jazz90.1 Presents Fall Foliage Jazz Cruise @ Sam Patch Boat, Schoen Place, Pittsford, Monday, October 7th, 5:00-7:00 pm
• Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

• Roses & Revolutions @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Kristopher Sullivan Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes  @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Herbie Hancock @ University At Buffalo Center For The Arts, Buffalo, 7:30 pm
• GWQ (Greg Wachala with Mel "AGP" Henderson (ask him what it means) & Friends) @ Temple Bar & Grill, 9:00 pm

Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Special Jazz Events in the Future

• Jazz90.1 Presents Third Annual Autumn Breakfast @ Greece Olympia High School cafeteria, Saturday, October 26th, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
• Daniel Carter & The Moon @ The Bop Shop, 1460 Monroe Ave., Monday, October 28th 8:00 pm
• Fred Hersch Trio @ 2013–2014 Hunt Real Estate Art of Jazz Series at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo), Saturday, November 2nd, 8:00 pm
• 10³²K with Kevin Ray, Frank Lacy and Andrew Drury @ The Bop Shop, Sunday, November 17th, 7:00  pm
• Wayne Shorter @ University At Buffalo Center For The Arts, Buffalo, Thursday, November 22nd, 7:30 pm

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We've compiled these listings from information obtained from the performing artists themselves and other sources. The aim is to give you a one-stop place to find all your jazz in Rochester.The aim is to give you a one stop place to find all your jazz in Rochester. Only start times are listed, visit or call the venue for more details (the websites for many of the venues are in the right panel). Please forgive any discrepancies with reality and feel free to let me know what the problem is, and I'll get the corrections up on the site as soon as possible (click on the "Contact Us" button above). If you go out to hear a performance listed here, feel free to drop a comment to this post to let us know how it went. I want to hear from you!